Intel Core i7-970 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-970 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 580 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 511 |
| 3238 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3206 |
| 6747 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 6508 |
| 1498 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1390 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-970 | Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 2200 MHz |
| 3460 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 2700 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 130 W | TDP | 80 W |
| Gulftown | Codename | Ivy Bridge EN |
| FCLGA1366 | Package | FCLGA1356 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 580 | Single-Core Score | 514 |
| 2690 | Multi-Core Score | 3380 |
| Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Windows 10 (64-bit) | Operating System | Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie) |
| OEM OEM | Model | HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 |
| EVGA X58 SLI FTW3 | Motherboard | N/A |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-970 | Name | Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4 |
| 3.19 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.19 GHz |
| 3.45 GHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 1366 LGA | Package | |
| Gulftown | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 6 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 12.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 15.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 12.00 GB | Size | 23.43 GB |
| 530 MHz | Frequency | |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | |
| 2 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 580 | Single-Core Score | 514 |
|---|---|---|
| 562 | Crypto Score | 554 |
| 578 | Integer Score | 495 |
| 587 | Floating Point Score | 550 |
| 562 980.4 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 554 967.7 MB/sec |
| 726 3.67 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 589 2.98 MB/sec |
| 676 32.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 511 24.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 560 1.58 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 527 1.49 MTE/sec |
| 573 673.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 462 542.7 KElements/sec |
| 547 171.4 Krows/sec | SQLite | 459 143.7 Krows/sec |
| 588 31.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 473 25.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 490 156.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 518 164.9 KB/sec |
| 556 4.34 Klines/sec | Clang | 452 3.52 Klines/sec |
| 524 6.07 images/sec | Camera | 479 5.56 images/sec |
| 495 619.6 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 524 655.2 Kpairs/sec |
| 618 3831.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 573 3550.7 FPS |
| 455 25.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 434 23.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 624 4.81 images/sec | Face Detection | 488 3.76 images/sec |
| 631 15.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 527 13.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 984 48.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 946 46.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1030 14.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 602 8.21 Mpixels/sec |
| 649 521.2 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 740 593.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 419 3.75 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 429 3.84 Kpixels/sec |
| 685 21.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 656 21.0 Words/sec |
| 276 10.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 351 13.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2690 | Multi-Core Score | 3380 |
|---|---|---|
| 1436 | Crypto Score | 3492 |
| 2765 | Integer Score | 3298 |
| 2737 | Floating Point Score | 3539 |
| 1436 2.45 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 3492 5.95 GB/sec |
| 4631 23.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 4678 23.7 MB/sec |
| 4190 198.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 4066 192.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1071 3.02 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 3243 9.15 MTE/sec |
| 3559 4.18 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2231 2.62 MElements/sec |
| 3593 1.13 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 3222 1.01 Mrows/sec |
| 3111 168.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3797 206.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1586 505.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 2605 830.1 KB/sec |
| 3512 27.4 Klines/sec | Clang | 3687 28.7 Klines/sec |
| 2048 23.7 images/sec | Camera | 2854 33.1 images/sec |
| 3090 3.87 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3194 4.00 Mpairs/sec |
| 4449 27563.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 4805 29771.7 FPS |
| 2900 159.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2896 159.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4023 31.0 images/sec | Face Detection | 3753 28.9 images/sec |
| 2688 66.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 4129 101.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 3621 177.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 5242 257.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5267 71.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 4488 61.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4270 3.43 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 4692 3.77 Mpixels/sec |
| 2425 21.7 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 2784 24.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 1298 41.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 3143 100.5 Words/sec |
| 585 22.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1637 63.3 images/sec |